i think we're on the downward slide here. i think this is what living in rome was like, towards the end. there are so many little things that happen, so many little things that contribute towards the landslide. i ignore a lot of them, wring my hands over them and then just go on.

i'm still going to call my senators and representatives about the president's policy of doing illegal surveillance on american citizens, though. you should, too.

Molly Ivins - Molly Ivins: Bush must admit he has done something very wrong - sacbee.com

This could scarcely be clearer. Either the president of the United States is going to have to understand and admit he has done something very wrong, or he will have to be impeached. The first time this happened, the institutional response was magnificent. The courts, the press, the Congress all functioned superbly. Anyone think we're up to that again? Then whom do we blame when we lose the republic?

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